Total Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 95th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (RH16 3NY) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (RH16 3NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Road, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B2272 (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B2272 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2272
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perrymount Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road
Apr 2026Drugs Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Boltro Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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